Over the last decade, there’s been an ever growing emphasis on security. SSL is taking a seat “Front-Row center” on this period of enlightenment. Interestingly enough, it’s not just about encrypting your traffic on the web. The purpose of this is far deeper. This article will delve into the “why” SSL’s importance has grown and…
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Encryption type Matters with Deep Packet Inspection – solved
I was helping a client yesterday set up a VPN tunnel only to have it constantly disconnected. The client was located outside of the country. For the sake of avoiding throttling and saving on CPU, we were using the Blowfish cipher and it kept on getting disconnected. I found this rather strange as I’ve never…
Privacy on your Smartphone a solution for all
I’ve recently written an article on smartphones only to think about a few things. One of the things I thought about was the fact that nobody has created a VPN service that is truly anonymous (as in not keeping logs) for smartphones. (They claim they are, but there is very little truth to that). So,…
Smartphone Bloatware, the New Malware.
I like my smartphone. I use a Galaxy S II vs. the Galaxy S III. Why? I didn’t want to pay the $200.00 overhead for a phone that will be worth $300.00 less in 6 months. This doesn’t mean I don’t get the performance I need. All the carriers (T-Mobile, ATT, Verizon, Vodacom, Virgin, etc.)…
Corporate Privacy as a consultant
I’m a consultant and on occasion, I have to be on-site at the client. The problem is, some corporations are completely psychotic about security. Unfortunately, it’s not for the right reasons. It’s usually to protect themselves. They look at everything you do, every email you send, every website you browse, and pretty much monitor your…